Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa attended the burial of Zodwa Dabengwa today.

Zodwa was laid to rest at Manxeleni in Ntabazinduna, Matabeleland North province.

A funeral service for uMama Zodwa Dabengwa was held at Amphitheatre in Bulawayo.

Addressing mourners during the memorial service, Chamisa described Zodwa as a pillar of democracy together with her late husband Dumiso Dabengwa.

She passed away in the United Kingdom last month aged 76 after a long battle with illness.

The widow of National Hero Cde Dumiso Dabengwa was granted a State-assisted funeral by the Government.